FEMINISM. PAN-AFRICA. SOCIAL CRITICISM. DIASPORA. CULTURE.

7 things that happened this week

1. MsAfropolitan was featured on some great websites. There was an interview for the Twenty Ten Club Blog, which is a club that connects, inspires and supports Black female business owners. MsAfropolitan was also featured as one of the ‘Women of Webster’, Webster Magazine being a men’s lifestyle magazine doing some admirable work on redefining the urban male. I was also very proud to be reposted on Peace X Peace, a wonderful organisation raising women’s voices and building cultures of peace. The same post also made it to The 2012 Scenario.

2. Fashion Diversity partnered up with London Fashion Week. One of the main event partners was UNTOLD, whose mission is to tell those creative stories that remain otherwise untold. What are those stories? Here you go. Don’t miss this link, especially if you love independent labels. Very inspired by what these guys are doing.

4. I found out that I’m going back to uni! I received an offer letter to my application for an MA in Gender Studies at SOAS. To those who don’t know SOAS, it is the School of African and Oriental studies here in London. I’ll be majoring in African Women’s issues, naturally, and I am very excited, even though I don’t really know how it’s all going to fit in :-s

7. I ended the week by dancing the night away at my friend’s leopard-themed hen night last night. Here’s a picture of me doing that hair thing women sometimes do when they want to take over the dance floor.

Congratulations on the SOAS place – that is fantastic news. Well done on the articles – and thanks for the introductions to the brilliant blogs too – always great to see how others are making them work. Have a good week, best, tricia

MsAfropolitan

Thanks a mill Tricia, hope you’re very well over at Black Book news etc. Have a lovely wknd

I read the articles (really good), I like them especially the MIMI ones – I’m always working towards loving myself more. And I like the natural hair article mainly because my hair’s natural 😉 But it’s well written.

Congrats on getting into SOAS!

MsAfropolitan

Thank you Adura! I’m glad you liked them – you should submit some health/exercise articles to MIMI.

You had an amazing week – go Minna!! But most of all congratulations on going back to uni, that’s really exciting and I’m totally jealous! How long is your MA? It’ll be hard work but I’m confident you’ll manage to do it all; and very well too!

MsAfropolitan

Heeeey Vickii, *waves* this past week has been a lot calmer (thankfully in a sense!)

I’m going to be a part-time student so 2yrs…

Thanks so much for the encouraging words hun

olivia lwabukuna

love your work, and the way you have made this so interesting, enjoy SOAS, dont let it enjoy u!! school can also be fun, when u let it, lol!!! cant belive I said that.

MsAfropolitan

Haha, I will try although I’m kind of wondering what I got myself into!
Thank you Olivia! Glad to hear from you.

Feminism. Pan-Africa. Social Criticism. Diaspora. Culture.

I am a writer, feminist thinker and a cultural commentator. I write and speak about Africa, global culture, feminism, ideology, philosophy, society, futurism, mysticism, pop culture, eroticism, sexuality, religion and spirituality. MsAfropolitan is my blog where you can read my posts and find out about upcoming speaking events. I hope you enjoy your visit and join the discussions.Read full bio

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